Treasury and Customs. Anguilla. Treasurer, Comptroller of Customs and Registrar of District No. 5, A. P. McDonald, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., Accountant, V. S. Brookes, 250l.-10.-3501. Harbour Master, D. C. Todd, 2001.-10.-2501., and fees 50%. Botanic and Agricultural. Curator, Botanic Station and Agricultural Superintend ent (with chemical duties), R. E. Kelsick, 450l., quarters, 371. 10s., and 401. travelling allowance. Agricultural Assistant, (vacant), 250l. by 127. 108. to 4001. House allowance 361. Agricultural Instructor (Nevis), W. I. Howell, 150l. by 10l. to 2501., and 361. for house and 361. horse allowance. Agricultural Instructor (Anguilla), E. O. R. Lake, 150. by 10l. to 250l. and 361. for house and 251. horse allowance. Senior Medical Officer, Inspector of Public Health, Nevis. Judicial and Legal. (For Judges of the Supreme Court and Attorney- Senior Clerk, E. M. Ross, 2001.-101.-2501. Magistrate and Coroner (District "D"), D. H. Semper, Police. Superintendent of Police, Officer in Charge Prison Discipline, Officer Commanding Local Forces, Staff Officer Local Forces, Supt. Fire Brigade, and Inspector of Weights and Measures, G. D. Maydon, 400%., house allowance, 361., transport allowance, 501. Gaol. Gaoler, S. H. Knight, 1257., and quarters. Ecclesiastical. Chief Ministers of Religion. Anglican Church, St. George, Basseterre, Venble. Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Father Bergmans, Wesleyan Mission, Rev. Wm. Sunter. CONSULS. Denmark (vacant), (Vice-Consul). DOMINICA. Dominica is situated between 15° 10′ and 158 40' N. lat., and 618 14' and 61° 30′ W. long. ; 29 miles long and 16 broad. It lies between the French Islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, being distant from each about thirty miles, and has an area of 3043 square miles. The island is very mountainous and picturesque, rising at Imray's View, the culminating point of Morne Diablotin to 4,747 feet. It was discovered by Christopher Columbus on Sunday (hence its name), the 3rd of November, 1493, It was District No. 6, W. B. R. Jones, M.R.C.S.,L.B.C.P., in the course of his second voyage. 4121. 108. District No. 7, (vacant). included in the grant made of sundry islands in the Caribbean Sea to the Earl of Carlisle, by a patent, dated 2nd June, 1627; but several attempts to bring the place under subjection to the English proved abortive. By the treaty signed at Aix-la-Chapelle, in 1748, it was stipulated between the English and French that Dominica and some other islands should remain neutral, and that the original proprietors, the Caribs, should be left in possession. During the time that Dominica was thus professedly regarded by the English and by the French as a neutral" island, many French planters and adventurers settled on it and established plantations. Dominica was captured by the English in 1756, and by the ninth article of the peace of Paris, in 1763, was assigned to Great Britain. Commissioners were sent out for the purpose of surveying and selling lands capable of cultivation, which yielded to the British Crown the sum of 312,092. 11s. 1d. sterling. The French settlers were generously secured in their possessions, on condition of taking the oath of allegiance and paying a small quit rent. Dominica at this time formed a unit of a General Government, which comprised Grenada and the Grenadines, St. Vincent, and Tobago. In 1771, the island was constituted a separate Government, under the administration of Sir Wm. Young, Bart. On the 21st June, 1775, a Royal Proclamation was issued, establishing a House of Representatives, fixing a new qualification for candidates and electors, and regulating proceedings at elections. In 1778, the French, attracted by the fertility of the place, and invited over from Martinique by some of their countrymen, prepared a military and naval expedition against the island, under the Marquis de Bouillé, Governor of Martinique, and became masters of it on the 7th of September, after an obstinate resistance. Marquis Duchilleau, a cruel and tyrannical officer, was appointed Governor. Trade failed, and great distress followed. In 1783 the island was again restored to the English, and Sir John Ord, Bart., was appointed Governor. In 1795 another invasion of the island was attempted by Victor Hugues, the French Republican leader, who had previously forced the British troops to evacuate Guadeloupe. The brave and well-directed resistance of the inhabitants, under the command of Governor Hamilton, forced part of the enemy to fly, and the rest to surrender. In 1805, now referred to in the island for marking the time of events, by the name of La Grange (the name of the invading General), the French again landed at each flank of Roseau. The regular troops and the militia fought gallantly, but unfortunately Roseau, the capital, was set on fire accidentally, and was obliged to capitulate, paying the enemy 12,000l. to quit; whilst the Governor, Sir George Prévost, and the troops (regular and militia) proceeded across the island to the superior position of Prince Ruperts, near the town of Portsmouth. In 1833 the island was, with Antigua and the other Leeward Islands, formed into a General Government, under a Governor-in-Chief, resident at Antigua. Riots occurred in 1893, in the district of La Plaine on the Windward Coast of the island, in connection with the collection of taxes. The police and a party of marines and blue jackets, landed from H.M.S. Mohawk, were stoned, and compelled to fire on the rioters, with fatal results. An inquiry into the administration was ordered by the Secretary of State, and entrusted to Sir R. Hamilton, formerly Governor of Tasmania, who visited the island, and made a report (vide H. L. 280, 1893, and C-7447, 1894). Dominica, in common with other West Indian islands, was visited in 1897 by the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the condition of the West Indian colonies; and an important outcome of their recommendations was the grant, in 1898, of 15,000l. by the Imperial Parliament for road construction in the Island. Owing to the economic depression of the Island, which started from about 1928, and the reduction of the Imports and Exports, it has been necessary to appeal to the Imperial Government for several Grants and Loansin-Aid. These have assisted conditions greatly and as a result there are already signs that the productivity of the Island is on the increase. Considerable areas in the island are at present uncultivated. Much of this was at one time under coffee, but " blight" and the marauding of the Maroons led to the abandonment of many estates, while the depreciation of sugar still further reduced the area of cultivation. The soil is good and the climate healthy. Limes and cocoa flourish throughout the coastal zone. The former were almost wiped out by root disease a few years ago, but trees budded on resistant stocks have since been extensively planted, and exports of lime products are now increasing. The higher slopes in the centre of the island are well adapted to the cultivation of coffee, nutmegs, spices and such tropical fruits as require humid conditions. There are many thermal, chalybeate, sulphur, and other medicinal springs in the island, which is volcanic, and on the Grand Soufrière Hills there is a geyser or boiling lake at an elevation of 2,300 feet. An eruption in the great crater took place on 4th January, 1880, volcanic ash covering the roofs of the houses in Roseau to a depth of two or three inches. The island abounds in rivers, with fish in some, and there is a plentiful supply of water power. Lime juice, cocoa, coconuts, copra, rum, tobacco, and fruit (including green limes, grape fruit, oranges, mangoes, bananas and avocado pears), are the chief products; sugar, formerly the staple industry, has now ceased to be made. Trade is carried on also in spices, oils, and timber. 1937: cocoa, 4,9841.; essential oils, 12,391.; limes, 6,6441.; conc. lime juice, 1301.; raw lime juice, 4,6791.; rum, 480l.; tobacco and cigars, 2991.; coconuts, 3,2711.; bananas, 10,6581.; grape fruit, 1,871.; oranges, 7,058.; mangoes, 2,4771.; Avocado pears, 7197. The rainfall in Roseau for 1937 was 74-86 inches; the average for the whole island was 115-97 inches; the mean temperature 79° Fahr. (Roseau). The chief town is Roseau, with a population of 6,803 according to the census of April, 1921: it is a port of registry, and had registered on 31st December, 1937, 11 vessels, of a total tonnage of 216 tons. The other town is Portsmouth, to the north-west of the island, in Prince Rupert's Bay. There is a branch of Barclays Bank (Dominions, Colonial and Overseas) at Roseau, and one of the Royal Bank of Canada, established in April, 1915. There is a Government telephone system of 585 miles, with 5 exchanges, and a Government electric light service for the town of Roseau. There are 42 miles of tarmet, 31 miles of waterbound macadam, 30 miles improved earth and gravel and 260 miles of unimproved earth and nonsurfaced roads in the Presidency. The Local Government is administered by an Administrator, aided by an Executive Council. In July, 1898, the Legislative Assembly, which was previously partly elected and partly nominated, passed an Act abrogating itself and substituting the Crown Colony system. A Legislative council was created, consisting of twelve members, six officials and six non-officials, all nominated by the Governor under Royal Letters Patent. Ordinance No. 21 of 1924 provided for the election of four of the unofficial members of the Council with the Administrator presiding in the absence of the Governor from the Presidency. As a result of the Report of the Closer Union Commission which visited Dominica, among other West Indian Islands, in 1932, the Secretary of State approved of a further change in the Constitution of the Island to provide for the creation of a new Legislative Council with an unofficial majority subject to certain safeguards being left in the hands of the Governor. This change was effected under Ordinance No. 8 of 1936, which was brought into force by proclamation on the 15th December, 1936, and provides for a Legislative Council consisting of the Administrator as President, with a casting vote only, two official Members, three nominated Members and five elected Members. The first meeting of Council under the new Constitution was held on the 10th May, 1937. Proposals for the transfer of Dominica to the Windward Islands Group are at present under consideration. A considerable number of the inhabitants speak a French patois, but the use of English is becoming general. A remnant of the original Carib inhabitants of the Island is still in existence (vide Cd. 1298, 1902). According to the Census of 1921 there are about 420 Caribs in the Island, of whom about 141 are estimated as of pure blood. P. A. Templer, C.M.G. J. S. Neill The Governor of the Leeward Islands. The Administrator. 1895 1899 1906 1914 1915 1920 1923 1931 1933 1937 The Federal Secretary. The Attorney-General. 1936 1937 A. G. Forbes, Acting Crown Attorney. 29.90% With the United Kingdom-32.14% British Possessions-47 53% 45.94% Dr. C. N. Griffin. Chief Medical Officer. F. G. Harcourt, M.B.E.,Agricultural Superintendent. E. E. Harney, Treasurer. Non-Official Captain W. J. R. Stebbings, O.B.E., R. E. A. Nicholls, S. L. V. Green, H. D. Shillingford. Clerk, L. Cools-Lartigue. Legislative Council. President, The Administrator. Un-Official Members. 2 Official Members. 1929-30 81,674 97,684 712,907 799,285 893,694 1,017,634 R. E. A. Nicholls 1930-31 94,391 105,244 9 mos. 919,534 1,303,470 A. G. Forbes. 1931 88,864 91,051 1932 95,562 81,223 1933 90,968 79,246 1934 73,094 80,623 941,451 1,273,227 1935 927,819 1,226,757 1936 75,780 76,821 1937 73,742 73,135 796,854 888,157 1,134,321 The Treasurer. 1,091,960 Clerk, L. Cools-Lartigue. 3 (Nomin ated) (For Judges of the Supreme Court and Attorney General, see Leeward Islands Federal Establishment.) First Puisne Judge, Leeward Islands (vacant). 66 Registrar and Provost-Marshal, Registrar-General, P. I. Boyd, 2501. by 10l. to 3501. Magistrate, District 66 E," A. G. Forbes, 350%. and Transport allowance, 251. Magistrate, District "F," and Government Officer, Eastern District, H. P. Winston, 2001. by 10l. to 2501. Transport allowance 501.; is also Education Officer Eastern District. Magistrate, District "G," H. Burrowes (see District Officer, Northern District). Medical Establishment. Chief Medical Officer and Medical Officer of the Public Institutions, Dr. C. N. Griffin, M.D., C.M. (McGill), 7001. by 251. to 750l., with travelling allowance of 50%. Medical Officer, Roseau District, L. P. Younglao, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., D.T.M. & H. (Eng.), 400l. by 251. to 450l., 50l. travelling allowance, private practice and 351. in respect of commuted fees. Medical Officer, Portsmouth District, R. F. Armour, B.S.C. & M.D. (Jenner, Chicago), M.D. (Laval, Quebec), M.C.P.S. Saskatchewan, London Registration, 4001. by 251. to 450l., free quarters, 501. travelling allowance, private practice and 35l. in respect of commuted fees. Medical Officer, Marigot District, Dr. K. M. B. Simon, M.D., D.P.H., 400l. fixed, travelling allowance at rate of 28. 8d. per day, private practice. Medical Officer, Grandhay District, Dr. L. F. E. Lewis, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S. (Edinburgh), M.O. Grandbay Dist., 400l., 50l. allowance in lieu of quarters, travelling allowance at rate of 28. 8d. per day, and private practice. Port Health Officers, Roseau, Medical Officer, Roseau District; Portsmouth, Medical Officer, Portsmouth District. Quarantine Officers, N. W. Royer, G. R. Cools-Lartigue and G. A. Winston (as Treasury Officers). Public Works Department. Colonial Engineer and Surveyor-General, A. Holland, A.M.E.I.C., 4001. by 20l. to 450l. Road Surveyor, Western District, Senior Clerk, C. A. Royer, 2001. by 10l. to 250l., 50l. transport allowance. Senior Clerk, J. J. Daway, 2001. by 10l. to 2501. Mechanic and Electrician, and Superintendent of Telephones, Principal, L. Deschamps, 2501. by 101. to 3501. Agriculture. Curator of Botanical Gardens and Agricultural Superintendent, F. G. Harcourt, M.B.E., 4501. by 251. to 600l. and 60%. allowance in lieu of quarters. Assistant Agriculture Officer, H. B. Pidduck, 2501. by 121. 108. to 400l., 301. house allowance or quarters. The latter officer performs the duties of Manager Government Fruit Farm. Officer-in-Charge, Government Marketing Depot, G. A. Winston, 2001. by 10l. to 250l. Peasants Adviser, G. J. Stedman, 1507. by 10. to 2501. Police. Superintendent of Police, Captain J. R. A. Branch, 400!. Assistant Superintendent of Police, (vacant), 210, Surgeon, The Chief Medical Officer ex-officio. France, T. Cools-Lartigue, Barrister-at-Law, Consular Vice-Consul. MONTSERRAT. was named by him after a famous mountain in This Island, discovered by Columbus in 1493, Spain, where is situated the monastery in which Ignatius Loyola conceived the project of founding the Society of Jesus. lat., and 61° W. long., and is about 11 miles in It is situated 27 miles from Antigua in 16°45′ N. length, and 7 in the broadest part. Its total area |